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Amaranth leaves vs. Drumstick tree — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between amaranth leaves and drumstick tree

  • Amaranth leaves have more vitamin A, manganese, iron, calcium, folate, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6, while drumstick tree has more vitamin C and vitamin B5.
  • Drumstick tree covers your daily need for vitamin C, 109% more than amaranth leaves.
  • Amaranth leaves contain 39 times more vitamin A than drumstick tree. While amaranth leaves contain 2917IU of vitamin A, drumstick tree contains only 74IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Amaranth leaves, raw and Drumstick pods, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 65% 54% 87% 54% 25% 21% 2.6% 115% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 32% 9% 41% 14% 28% 12% 21% 5.5% 34% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +616.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.5%
Contains more IronIron +544.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +241.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~50mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 144% 49% 0% 0% 6.8% 36% 12% 3.8% 44% 0% 2850% 64% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 470% 1.3% 0% 0% 13% 17% 12% 48% 28% 0% 0% 33% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +113.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +93.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +225.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +96.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1140.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.62mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth leaves Drumstick tree DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1140µg 950%
Vitamin C 43.3mg 141mg 109%
Manganese 0.885mg 0.259mg 27%
Iron 2.32mg 0.36mg 25%
Calcium 215mg 30mg 19%
Vitamin A 146µg 4µg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.794mg 15%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Folate 85µg 44µg 10%
Copper 0.162mg 0.084mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.158mg 0.074mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.192mg 0.12mg 6%
Potassium 611mg 461mg 4%
Zinc 0.9mg 0.45mg 4%
Magnesium 55mg 45mg 2%
Carbs 4.02g 8.53g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.053mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.147g 0.003g 1%
Calories 23kcal 37kcal 1%
Protein 2.46g 2.1g 1%
Sodium 20mg 42mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 4.02g 5.33g N/A
Phosphorus 50mg 50mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.658mg 0.62mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.091g 0.033g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.076g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.119mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.127mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.052mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.46 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 4.02 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 1.5 g
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 88.2 g
Other: 0.97 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.1%
Contains more FatsFats +65%
Contains more OtherOther +54.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +112.2%
~equal in Water ~88.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 24% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.091 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.076 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.147 g
24% 74% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.102 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4800%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +34.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Amaranth leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168385/nutrients
  2. Drumstick tree - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170483/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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